CN101394580A - Method, apparatus, MME and communication system for EPS bearing management - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses an EPS bearing management method, which comprises the following steps: an MME modifies an EPS bearing state in user equipment context that is UE Context when judging that user equipment is under an idle condition after receiving an EPS bearing management request that is sent by a mobility management entity S-GW; the MME sends responding information which is used for indicating the completion of the EPS bearing management to the S-GW; and a corresponding EPS bearing operation is not executed until the user equipment is activated according to the EPS bearing state in the UE Context. An EPS bearing management device, the MME and a communication system are also disclosed at the same time. By defining the EPS bearing management method in an EPS system including 3GPP when the user equipment is under the idle condition, the EPS bearing management method, the EPS bearing management device, the MME and the communication system solve the problem that the user equipment adopting the prior art cannot execute the bearing management when in idle condition, and enhance the performance of the system.

Description

The method of EPS bearer management, device, MME and communication system

Technical field

The present invention relates to wireless communication technology field, more particularly, relate to and a kind ofly comprising 3GPP (The 3rd Generation Partnership Project, third generation collaborative project) EPS (EvolvedPacket System, the packet switching system of evolution) in, the method for EPS bearer management, device, MME and communication system.

Background technology

At present, 3GPP has defined the architecture under the non-roaming situation of EPS system, as shown in Figure 1, wherein, MME (Mobility Management Entity, mobile management entity) mainly is responsible for mobile management and session management, Serving GW (gateway) is the user plane access network that subscriber equipment inserts the EPS core net, PDN GW (Packet Data Network GW, the packet switching network gateway) is the gateway that the EPS system inserts outside PDN network, PCRF (Policy and ChargingRules Function, "Policy and Charging Rules Function entity) is between outside PDN network and the PDN GW, is used for the control of strategy and charging regulation.

EPS carrying be one or more business data flows the logical set zoarium, the EPS carrying is between UE and PDN GW, the EPS carrying is by radio bearer (Radio Bearer), and S1 interface bearing (S1Bearer) and S5/S8 interface bearing (S5/S8 Bearer) are formed.

The EPS carrying is divided into dedicated bearer (Dedicated Bearer) and default bearer (DefaultBearer).Default bearer is to create when UE inserts PDN, and keeps when inserting PDN, and has always online IP linkage function, and other the carrying that is linked into this PDN then is called dedicated bearer.

The EPS carrying is divided into assurance bit rate carrying (GBR Bearer) and non-ensured bit rate carrying (Non-GBR Bearer) again.Default bearer can only be the carrying of non-assurance bit rate.Dedicated bearer is to guarantee bit rate carrying or non-ensured bit rate carrying.

3GPP defines the foundation of EPS carrying, please refer to Fig. 2, and the foundation of regulation EPS carrying is carried out according to following steps:

Step S1:PCRF sends PCC decision provision (policy control provides with the decision of chargeing) (as QoS policy, quality of service policy) to PDN GW.

If do not realize PCC, PDN GW can move the local QoS strategy.

Step S2:PDN GW distributes the QoS of carrying according to qos policy, and PDN GW sends Create Dedicated Bearer Request (creating the dedicated bearer request) message to ServingGW then.

Step S3:Serving GW sends Create Dedicated Bearer Request message to MME.

Step S4:MME sets up the configuration cell of session management, comprise UL TFT (UplinkTFT, Uplink Traffic Flow Template, uplink transmission stream template), MME sends carrying and sets up request Bearer Setup Request (request is set up in carrying) message to eNodeB (base station hereinafter is referred to as eNodeB in order to describe the aspect) then.

Step S5:eNodeB is mapped to Radio Bearer QoS (radio bearer QoS) with Bearer QoS (carrying QoS), sends Radio Bearer Setup Request (radio bearer is set up request) message then to UE.

UE uses UL TFT to decide the mapping of SDF (Service Data Flow, business data flow) to radio bearer.

The NAS of step S6:UE (Non-Access Stratum, Non-Access Stratum) layer is set up the response cell of session management, and UE confirms the activation of radio bearer to eNodeB transmission Radio Bearer Setup Response (radio bearer response) message then.

Step S7:eNodeB sends Bearer Setup Response (response is set up in carrying) message and gives MME to confirm the activation of carrying.

Can eNodeB indicate the QoS of the carrying of desired foundation be assigned with.

Step S8:MME sends Create Dedicated Bearer Response (dedicated bearer is set up response) message.

Give Serving GW to confirm the activation of carrying.

Step S9:Serving GW sends Create Dedicated Bearer Response message, gives PDN GW to confirm the activation of carrying.

Step S10: trigger if the activation of dedicated bearer is PCC DecisionProvision message by PCRF, whether PDN GW sends Provision Ack message and is reinforced with the indication PCC decision (QoS policy) that PCRF was asked to PCRF.

As can be seen, the above-mentioned EPS system that comprises 3GPP, only defined subscriber equipment and be in the foundation of carrying out the EPS carrying under Active (activation) state, and also supported subscriber equipment to be in and carry out other management (as modification, deletion action) that EPS carries under Active (activation) state.And the management of EPS carrying when subscriber equipment not being in IDEL (free time) state, thereby caused being under the idle condition when subscriber equipment, can't carry out EPS bearer management (comprise foundations, revise or delete).

Summary of the invention

In view of this, the invention provides method, device, MME and the system of bearer management under a kind of IDLE state, to when subscriber equipment is in idle condition, how to carry out bearer management, when being in idle condition owing to the subscriber equipment that exists, can't carry out the problem of bearer management to solve prior art.

The present invention is achieved in that

A kind of method of EPS bearer management comprises:

After mobile management entity MME receives the EPS bearer management request that gateway S-GW sends, when judging subscriber equipment and being in idle condition, revise the state of the EPS carrying among the customer equipment context UE Context;

MME sends to S-GW and is used to the response message of indicating the EPS bearer management to finish; And after waiting for that subscriber equipment activates, carry out corresponding EPS carrying operation according to the state of the carrying of the EPS among the UE Context.

Preferably, MME to S-GW send be used to indicate the response message that the EPS bearer management finished after, also comprise:

Judge subscriber equipment when idle condition enters state of activation, MME sends the request of EPS bearer management to the base station, and trigger network carries out the EPS bearer management.

Preferably, the mode of subscriber equipment activation is: subscriber equipment initiatively activates by sending TAU (location area updating message) or Service Request (service request information).

Preferably, the request of described EPS bearer management is that the EPS carrying is set up when asking, MME is newly-increased EPS bearer context EPS Bearer Context in UEContext, and the EPS loaded state is set to be used to indicate first presupposed information of setting up operation, and knowing that subscriber equipment is when idle condition enters state of activation, according to the indication of described first presupposed information, carry out the foundation of EPS carrying.

Preferably, when the request of described EPS bearer management is the request of EPS bearing modification, the EPS loaded state information that MME revises among the UE Context is second presupposed information that is used to indicate retouching operation, and knowing that subscriber equipment is when idle condition enters state of activation, according to the indication of described second presupposed information, carry out the modification of EPS carrying.

Preferably, the request of described EPS bearer management is that the EPS carrying discharges when asking, the EPS loaded state information that MME revises among the UE Context is the 3rd presupposed information that is used to indicate releasing operation, and knowing that subscriber equipment is when idle condition enters state of activation, according to the indication of described the 3rd presupposed information, carry out the release of EPS carrying.

The invention also discloses the method for another kind of EPS bearer management, comprising:

After mobile management entity MME receives the EPS bearer management request that gateway S-GW sends, when judging subscriber equipment and being in idle condition, send the beep-page message subscriber equipment that triggers the activation;

After subscriber equipment activated, the MME trigger network carried out the EPS bearer management.

Preferably, after MME sends paging, also comprise:

Judge the user device responsive beep-page message, when idle condition entered state of activation, MME sent the request of EPS bearer management to the base station, and trigger network carries out the EPS bearer management.

Preferably, described bearer management request is set up request or bearing modification request or is carried the request of release for carrying.

The present invention discloses a kind of device of EPS bearer management, comprise and be used for when idle condition enters state of activation, triggering the bearer management unit that carries out the EPS bearer management at subscriber equipment, and be used to receive the receiving element of the EPS bearer management request that gateway S-GW sends, also comprise:

First processing unit, be used to judge the state of subscriber equipment, and when subscriber equipment is in idle condition, send the beep-page message subscriber equipment that triggers the activation, and after entering state of activation in the user device responsive paging and from idle condition, send the information that is used to indicate subscriber equipment to be in state of activation to the bearer management unit.

Preferably, described bearer management request is set up request or bearing modification request or is carried the request of release for carrying.

The present invention also discloses the device of another kind of EPS bearer management, comprise and be used for when idle condition enters state of activation, triggering the bearer management unit that carries out the EPS bearer management at subscriber equipment, and be used to receive the receiving element of the EPS bearer management request that gateway S-GW sends, also comprise:

Second processing unit is judged and the state of subscriber equipment when subscriber equipment is in idle condition, to be upgraded the EPS loaded state information among the customer equipment context UE Context, and sends to S-GW and to be used to the response message of indicating the EPS bearer management to finish;

The 3rd processing unit, be used to know that subscriber equipment enters state of activation from idle condition after, trigger described bearer management unit according to the EPS loaded state information among the UE Context and carry out corresponding EPS carrying operation.

Preferably, subscriber equipment from the mode that idle condition enters state of activation is:

Subscriber equipment enters state of activation by sending location area updating message or service request information from idle condition.

Preferably, described bearer management request is that request is set up in the EPS carrying, described second processing unit increases an EPS bearer context EPS Bearer Context in UE Context, become indication to set up first presupposed information of operation EPS loaded state information setting.

Preferably, the request of described EPS bearer management is the request of EPS bearing modification, and the EPS loaded state information among the UE Context is second presupposed information that is used to indicate retouching operation.

Preferably, the request of described EPS bearer management is that the EPS carrying discharges request, and the EPS loaded state information among the UE Context is the 3rd presupposed information that is used to indicate releasing operation.

The present invention discloses a kind of mobile management entity, the device that comprises the EPS bearer management, the device of described EPS bearer management comprises and is used for triggering the bearer management unit that carries out the EPS bearer management at subscriber equipment when idle condition enters state of activation, and be used to receive the receiving element of the EPS bearer management request that gateway S-GW sends, the device of described EPS bearer management also comprises:

First processing unit, be used to judge the state of subscriber equipment, and when subscriber equipment is in idle condition, send the beep-page message subscriber equipment that triggers the activation, and after entering state of activation in the user device responsive paging and from idle condition, send the information that is used to indicate subscriber equipment to be in state of activation to the bearer management unit.

Preferably, described bearer management request is set up request or bearing modification request or is carried the request of release for carrying.

The present invention also discloses another kind of mobile management entity, the device that comprises the EPS bearer management, the device of described EPS bearer management comprises and is used for triggering the bearer management unit that carries out the EPS bearer management at subscriber equipment when idle condition enters state of activation, and be used to receive the receiving element of the EPS bearer management request that gateway S-GW sends, the device of described EPS bearer management also comprises:

Second processing unit is judged and the state of subscriber equipment when subscriber equipment is in idle condition, to be upgraded the EPS loaded state information among the UE Context, and sends to S-GW and to be used to the response message of indicating the EPS bearer management to finish;

The 3rd processing unit, be used to know that subscriber equipment enters state of activation from idle condition after, trigger described bearer management unit according to the EPS loaded state information among the UE Context and carry out corresponding EPS carrying operation.

Preferably, subscriber equipment from the mode that idle condition enters state of activation is:

Subscriber equipment enters state of activation by sending location area updating message or service request information from idle condition.

Preferably, described bearer management request is that request is set up in the EPS carrying, described second processing unit increases an EPS bearer context EPS Bearer Context in UE Context, become indication to set up first presupposed information of operation EPS loaded state information setting.

Preferably, the request of described EPS bearer management is the request of EPS bearing modification, and the EPS loaded state information among the UE Context is second presupposed information that is used to indicate retouching operation.

Preferably, the request of described EPS bearer management is that the EPS carrying discharges request, and the EPS loaded state information among the UE Context is the 3rd presupposed information that is used to indicate releasing operation.

The present invention also discloses a kind of communication system, comprise grouped data network gateway, gateway S-GW, mobile management entity MME, base station and subscriber equipment, described MME comprises the device of EPS bearer management, the device of described EPS bearer management comprises the receiving element that is used to receive the EPS bearer management request that S-GW sends, and be used for when idle condition enters state of activation, triggering the bearer management unit that carries out the EPS bearer management at subscriber equipment, the device of described EPS bearer management also comprises:

First processing unit, be used to judge the state of subscriber equipment, and when subscriber equipment is in idle condition, send the beep-page message subscriber equipment that triggers the activation, and after entering state of activation in the user device responsive paging and from idle condition, send the information that is used to indicate subscriber equipment to be in state of activation to the bearer management unit.

The present invention also discloses another kind of communication system, comprise grouped data network gateway, gateway S-GW, mobile management entity MME, base station and subscriber equipment, described MME comprises the device of EPS bearer management, the device of described EPS bearer management comprises the receiving element that is used to receive the EPS bearer management request that S-GW sends, and be used for when idle condition enters state of activation, triggering the bearer management unit that carries out the EPS bearer management at subscriber equipment, the device of described EPS bearer management also comprises:

Second processing unit is judged and the state of subscriber equipment when subscriber equipment is in idle condition, to be upgraded the EPS loaded state information among the customer equipment context UE Context, and sends to S-GW and to be used to the response message of indicating the EPS bearer management to finish;

The 3rd processing unit, be used to know that subscriber equipment enters state of activation from idle condition after, trigger described bearer management unit according to the EPS loaded state information among the UE Context and carry out corresponding EPS carrying operation.

Preferably, subscriber equipment from the mode that idle condition enters state of activation is:

Subscriber equipment enters state of activation by sending location area updating message or service request information from idle condition.

Compared with prior art, the present invention is by in the EPS system that comprises 3GPP, and subscriber equipment is in and how carries out the EPS bearer management under the idle condition and define, when having solved the prior art subscriber equipment and being in idle condition, can't carry out the problem of bearer management, strengthen the performance of system.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the system assumption diagram of the EPS system of 3GPP;

Fig. 2 is the realization flow figure of the method for existing EPS bearer management;

Fig. 3 is the realization flow figure of the method embodiment one of a kind of EPS bearer management of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is the realization flow figure of the method embodiment two of a kind of EPS bearer management of the present invention;

Fig. 5 is the realization flow figure of the method embodiment three of a kind of EPS bearer management of the present invention;

Fig. 6 is the realization flow figure of the method embodiment four of a kind of EPS bearer management of the present invention;

Fig. 7 is the realization flow figure of the method embodiment five of a kind of EPS bearer management of the present invention;

Fig. 8 is the realization flow figure of the method embodiment six of a kind of EPS bearer management of the present invention;

Fig. 9 is the realization flow figure of the method embodiment seven of a kind of EPS bearer management of the present invention;

Figure 10 is the realization flow figure of the method embodiment eight of a kind of EPS bearer management of the present invention;

Figure 11 is the realization flow figure of the method embodiment nine of a kind of EPS bearer management of the present invention;

Figure 12 is the realization flow figure of the method embodiment ten of a kind of EPS bearer management of the present invention;

Figure 13 is the realization flow figure of the method embodiment 11 of a kind of EPS bearer management of the present invention;

Figure 14 is the structural representation of the embodiment one of the device of a kind of EPS bearer management of the present invention;

Figure 15 is the structural representation of the embodiment two of the device of a kind of EPS bearer management of the present invention;

Figure 16 is the structural representation of the embodiment one of a kind of MME of the present invention;

Figure 17 is the structural representation of the embodiment two of a kind of MME of the present invention;

Figure 18 is the structural representation of a kind of communication system embodiment one of the present invention;

Figure 19 is the structural representation of the MME of a kind of communication system embodiment one of the present invention;

Figure 20 is the structural representation of a kind of communication system embodiment two of the present invention;

The structural representation of the 2nd MME of a kind of communication system embodiment two of Figure 21 the present invention.

Embodiment

In order to solve the problem that prior art exists, the basic thought of technical scheme provided by the invention is in the EPS of 3GPP system, and the EPS bearer management that how to carry out that subscriber equipment is under the idle state status defines, and strengthens the performance of communication system.

In order to make those skilled in the art better understand technical solution of the present invention, be described in detail below in conjunction with drawings and Examples.

Please refer to Fig. 3, be the realization flow figure of the method embodiment one of a kind of EPS bearer management of the present invention.

Specifically may further comprise the steps:

Step S101:MME receives the EPS bearer management request message that S-GW sends.

Step S102:MME judges whether subscriber equipment is in state of activation, if enter step S105; Otherwise, enter step S103.

Step S103:MME judges whether subscriber equipment is in idle condition, if enter step S104; Otherwise indication makes mistakes, process ends.

Step S104: subscriber equipment enters activated state from idle condition, and enters step S105.

Step S105: trigger network carries out the EPS bearer management, finishes.

Subscriber equipment described in the above-mentioned steps S104 enters the mode of activated state by a variety of from idle condition, be described in greater detail below by another embodiment.

Fig. 4 shows the realization flow figure of the method embodiment two of a kind of EPS bearer management of the present invention.

Specifically may further comprise the steps:

Step S201:MME receives the EPS bearer management request message that S-GW sends.

Step S202:MME judges whether subscriber equipment is in state of activation, if enter step S206; Otherwise, enter step S203.

Step S203:MME judges whether subscriber equipment is in idle condition, if enter step S204; Otherwise indication makes mistakes, process ends.

Step S204:MME initiates paging to subscriber equipment.

Step S205:MME receives the response message of subscriber equipment feedback.

Subscriber equipment receives feedback response message after the paging, and this moment, subscriber equipment entered state of activation from idle condition, and MME enters step S206 after receiving this message.

Step S206: trigger network carries out the EPS bearer management, finishes.

Described bearer management request message can be the load creating request, also can be the bearing modification request, also can be that carrying discharges request.

Be that load creating request, bearing modification request and carrying release request are that example is further described in detail the present invention with the bearer management request respectively below.

Please refer to Fig. 5, be the realization flow figure of the method embodiment three of a kind of EPS bearer management of the present invention.

The bearer management request is the load creating request.

Specifically may further comprise the steps:

Step S301:PCRF sends PCC decision provision (QoS policy) message to PDNGW; If do not realize PCC, PDN GW can move the local QoS policy.

Step S302:PDN GW distributes the QoS of carrying according to the QoS policy, and PDN GW sends Create Dedicated Bearer Request (dedicated bearer is set up request) message to ServingGW then.

Step S303:Serving GW sends Create Dedicated Bearer Request message to MME.

Step S304:MME checks the state of UE, when MME finds that UE is the Idle state, sends Paging to eNodeB.

Step S305:eNodeB sends Paging to UE.

Step S306:UE is by sending Service Request response Paging to MME, UE is connected foundation with signaling between the MME, wherein may comprise authentication and security process.

Step S307:MME sets up the configuration cell of session management, comprises UL TFT, and MME sends Bearer Setup Request message to eNodeB then.

Step S308:eNodeB is mapped to Radio Bearer QoS with bearer QoS, sends Radio Bearer Setup Request message then to UE, and UE uses UL TFT to decide the mapping of SDF to radio bearer.

The NAS layer of step S309:UE is set up the response cell of session management, and UE sends the activation that Radio Bearer Setup Response message is confirmed radio bearer to eNodeB then.

Step S310:eNodeB sends Bearer Setup Response message to the activation of MME to confirm to carry.Can eNodeB indicate the QoS of the carrying of desired foundation be assigned with.

Step S311:MME sends Create Dedicated Bearer Response message, gives Serving GW to confirm the activation of carrying.

Step S312:Serving GW sends Create Dedicated Bearer Response message, gives PDN GW to confirm the activation of carrying.

Step S313: trigger if the activation of dedicated bearer is PCC DecisionProvision message by PCRF, whether PDN GW sends Provision Ack message and is reinforced with the indication PCC decision (QoS policy) that PCRF was asked to PCRF.

Fig. 6 has gone out the realization flow figure of the method embodiment four of a kind of EPS bearer management of the present invention.

The bearer management request is bearing modification QoS request.

Specifically may further comprise the steps:

Step S401:PCRF sends PCC decision provision (QoS policy) message to PDNGW; If do not realize PCC, PDN GW can move the local QoS policy.

Step S402:PDN GW decides SDF to be aggregated to a carrying that is activated or to delete from a carrying that is activated according to the QoS policy.PDN GW produces UL TFT, and more the QoS of new bearer is with the SDF set of matching aggregation, and PDN GW sends Update DedicatedBearer Request (revising the dedicated bearer request) message to Serving GW.

Step S403:Serving GW sends Update Dedicated Bearer Request message to MME.

Step S404-step S406 is identical with the step S304-step S306 of embodiment four.

Step S407:MME sets up the configuration cell of session management, comprises UL TFT, and MME sends Bearer Modify Request (bearing modification request) message to eNodeB then.

Step S408:eNodeB is mapped to Radio Bearer QoS with bearer QoS, sends Radio Bearer ModifyRequest message then to UE, and UE uses UL TFT to decide the mapping of SDF to radio bearer.

The NAS layer of step S409:UE is set up the response cell of session management, and UE confirms the modification of radio bearer to eNodeB transmission Radio Bearer Modify Response (bearing modification response) message then.

Step S410:eNodeB sends Bearer Modify Response (bearing modification response) message and gives MME to confirm the modification of carrying.Can eNodeB indicate the QoS of the carrying of desired foundation be assigned with.

Step S411:MME sends Update Dedicated Bearer Response message, gives Serving GW to confirm the modification of carrying.

Step S412:Serving GW sends Update Dedicated Bearer Response message, gives PDN GW to confirm the modification of carrying.

Step S413: trigger if the QoS modification process of dedicated bearer is a PCC DecisionProvision message by PCRF, whether PDN GW sends Provision Ack message and is reinforced with the indication PCC decision (QoS policy) that PCRF was asked to PCRF.

Fig. 7 has gone out the realization flow figure of the method embodiment five of a kind of EPS bearer management of the present invention.

The bearer management request is the bearing modification request, unmodified QoS.

Step S501:PCRF sends PCC decision provision message to PDN GW; If do not realize PCC, PDN GW can move the local QoS policy.

Step S502:PDN GW decides SDF to be aggregated to a carrying that is activated or to delete from a carrying that is activated according to the QoS policy.PDN GW produces UL TFT, and but the QoS of new bearer more not, PDN GW sends Update Dedicated Bearer Request message to Serving GW.

Step S503:Serving GW sends Update Dedicated Bearer Request message to MME.

Step S504-step S506 is identical with step S304-step S306 in the foregoing description six.

Step S507:MME sets up the configuration cell of session management, comprises UL TFT, and MME sends Downlink NAS Transport (descending Non-Access Stratum transmission) message to eNodeB then.

Direct Transfer (directly transmission) message that sends step S508:eNodeB arrives, and the NAS message above the transmission is to UE pellucidly, and UE uses UL TFT to decide the mapping of SDF to radio bearer.

The NAS layer of step S509:UE is set up the response of session management, and UE transmits the NAS response message pellucidly to eNodeB transmission Direct Transfer (directly transmission) message then.

Step S510:eNodeB sends Uplink NAS Transport (up Non-Access Stratum transmission) message and gives MME.

Step S511-513 is identical with step S411-step S413 in the foregoing description six.

Fig. 8 has gone out the realization flow figure of the method embodiment six of a kind of EPS bearer management of the present invention.

The bearer management request discharges request for carrying.

Specifically may further comprise the steps:

Step S601:PCRF sends PCC decision provision (QoS policy) message to PDNGW; If do not realize PCC, PDN GW can move the local QoS policy.

Step S602:PDN GW discharges dedicated bearer according to the QoS policy, and PDN GW sends Delete Dedicated Bearer Request message to Serving GW then.

Step S603:Serving GW sends Delete Dedicated Bearer Request message to MME.

Step S604:MME checks the state of UE, when MME finds that UE is the Idle state, sends Paging to eNodeB.

Step S605:eNodeB sends Paging to UE.

Step S606:UE is by sending Service Request response Paging to MME, UE is connected foundation with signaling between the MME, wherein may comprise authentication and security process;

Step S607:MME sends Deactivate Bearer Request message to eNodeB.

Step S608:eNodeB sends Radio Bearer Release Request message to UE.

Step S609:UE is according to d/d radio bearer deletion UL TFTs, and UE sends the release that Radio Bearer Release Response message is confirmed radio bearer to eNodeB then.

Step S610:eNodeB sends Deactivate Bearer Response message to the release of MME to confirm to carry.

Step S611:MME sends Delete Dedicated Bearer Response message, gives Serving GW to confirm the release of carrying.

Step S612:Serving GW sends Delete Dedicated Bearer Response message, gives PDN GW to confirm the release of carrying.

Step S613: trigger if the dispose procedure of dedicated bearer is a PCC DecisionProvision message by PCRF, PDN GW sends Provision Ack message and is reinforced with the indication PCC decision (QoS policy) that PCRF was asked to PCRF.

The embodiment of the invention is under the idle state status user in the EPS system of 3GPP, the bearer management (comprising foundation, modification and the release of carrying) that how to carry out the EPS system defines, avoid the user to be under the idle state status and can't carry out the generation of the situation of EPS bearer management, strengthened the performance of system.

The foregoing description mainly is that the method by paging excited users equipment realizes EPS bearer management fast, this method mainly is applicable to the management of the professional employed EPS carrying of real-time class, for example as GBR (Guaranteed Bit Rate, guarantee bit rate) during the setting up of carrying, use this method can carry out the EPS carrying rapidly, because the real-time class business that is similar to Voice is normally transmitted in GBR carrying, so its real-time that carrying is set up is had relatively high expectations, so relatively be fit in this case adopt this method to carry out bearer management.

But, business (for example the Web webpage browses) for non real-time, because its transfer of data is sudden, S1 Release process often takes place, if to such professional method that adopts paging excited users equipment, then can increase the transmission frequency of beep-page message, and in the EPS system, because the introducing of many TA (Tracking Area, lane place) technology, calling user device carries out on a plurality of TA simultaneously, traditional relatively 3G, the aerial paging amount of EPS system is much bigger, so the employing said method can increase the signaling amount of system, reduces the performance of system.

In order to address this problem, the invention provides the method for another kind of EPS bearer management, please refer to Fig. 9, be the realization flow figure of the embodiment seven of the method for a kind of EPS bearer management of the present invention.

Specifically may further comprise the steps:

Step S701:MME receives the EPS bearer management request message that S-GW sends.

Step S702:MME judges whether subscriber equipment is in state of activation, if enter step S706; Otherwise, enter step S703.

Step S703:MME judges whether subscriber equipment is in idle condition, if enter step S704; Otherwise indication makes mistakes, process ends.

Step S704:MME upgrades the EPS loaded state information among the UE Context (device context), enters step S705.

Step S705:MME response S-GW bearer management runs succeeded, and enters step S706.

Step S706: after knowing that subscriber equipment initiatively enters state of activation from idle condition, the MME trigger network carries out the EPS bearer management, finishes.

After response S-GW bearer management runs succeeded message, wait for that subscriber equipment enters state of activation from idle condition, as the user owing to send TAU (location area updating message) or Service Request (service request) message, after entering state of activation, MME carries out corresponding bearer management operation according to the state of EPS carrying among the UE Context (customer equipment context), mainly comprises following content:

A), if the state of EPS carrying is set to Creat Pending, then carry out the operation of EPS bearing creation;

B), if the state of EPS carrying is set to Update Pending, then carry out the retouching operation of EPS carrying;

C), if the state of EPS carrying is set to Delete Pending, then carry out the releasing operation of EPS carrying.

Step S707:MME trigger network carries out the EPS bearer management, finishes.

Present embodiment is in PDN GW initiation EPS bearer management process, if MME finds that subscriber equipment is in idle condition, then directly send the response message that indication EPS bearer management has been finished to S-GW, but do not initiate paging to subscriber equipment, and the state of EPS carrying is set to Pending, MME does not carry out the processing of the carrying of wireless access part in this process, when subscriber equipment because of TAU or Service Request process or the caused paging of other reasons initiatively when MME sets up signaling and is connected, MME will be set to the EPS carrying of Pending again and handle, in the process of handling, might also need to upgrade the EPS carrying.Owing in the whole EPS bearer management process, do not introduce new paging instructions, so the signaling amount of system is lower, therefore the performance of EPS system is improved.

Be that load creating request, bearing modification request and carrying release request are that example is further described in detail the present invention with the bearer management request respectively below.

Figure 10 shows the realization flow figure of the method embodiment eight of a kind of EPS bearer management of the present invention.

The bearer management request is the load creating request.

Specifically may further comprise the steps:

Step S801:PCRF sends PCC decision provision (QoS policy) message to PDNGW; If do not realize PCC, PDN GW can move the local QoS policy.

Step S802:PDN GW distributes the QoS of carrying according to the QoS policy, and PDN GW sends Create Dedicated Bearer Request message to Serving GW then.

Step S803:Serving GW sends Create Dedicated Bearer Request message to MME.

Step S804:MME checks the state of UE, and when MME found that UE is the Idle state, this EPS carrying of MME was set to Create Pending state, and with the related context that this EPS carries, joins among the UE Context.

Step S805:MME sends Create Dedicated Bearer Response message, gives Serving GW to confirm the activation of carrying.

Step S806:Serving GW sends Create Dedicated Bearer Response message, gives PDN GW to confirm the activation of carrying.

Step S807: trigger if the activation of dedicated bearer is PCC DecisionProvision message by PCRF, PDN GW sends Provision Ack message and is reinforced with the indication PCC decision (QoS policy) that PCRF was asked to PCRF.

Step S808:UE enters the Active state by processes such as TAU or Service Request, sets up signaling between UE and the MME and is connected, and this stage also comprises TAU or the more defined processes of Service Request, also comprises authentication and the security process of UE.If this MME is a new MME, then new MME obtains UE Context to old MME.

The configuration cell of session management set up in the context that step S809:MME carries according to Create Pending among the UE Context, comprises UL TFT, and MME sends Bearer Setup Request message to eNodeB then.

Step S810:eNodeB is mapped to Radio Bearer QoS with bearer QoS, sends Radio Bearer Setup Request message then to UE, and UE uses UL TFT to decide the mapping of SDF to radio bearer.

The NAS layer of step S811:UE is set up the response cell of session management, and UE confirms the activation of radio bearer to eNodeB transmission Radio Bearer Setup Response (Session Management Response) message then.

Step S812:eNodeB sends Bearer Setup Response message to the activation of MME to confirm to carry.Can eNodeB indicate the QoS of the carrying of desired foundation be assigned with.If indication can not be assigned with, MME then sends the renewal process of carrying to Serving GW.

Figure 11 has gone out the realization flow figure of the method embodiment nine of a kind of EPS bearer management of the present invention.

The bearer management request is bearing modification QoS request.

Step S901:PCRF sends PCC decision provision (QoS policy) message to PDNGW; If do not realize PCC, PDN GW can move the local QoS policy.

Step S902:PDN GW decides SDF to be aggregated to a carrying that is activated or to delete from a carrying that is activated according to the QoS policy.PDN GW produces UL TFT, and more the QoS of new bearer is with the SDF set of matching aggregation, and PDN GW sends Update DedicatedBearer Request message to Serving GW.

Step S903:Serving GW sends Update Dedicated Bearer Request message to MME.

Step S904:MME checks the state of UE, and when MME found that UE is the Idle state, this EPS carrying of MME was set to Update Pending state, and upgrades the related context of this EPS carrying among the UE Context according to this.

Step S905:MME sends Update Dedicated Bearer Response message, gives Serving GW to confirm the modification of carrying.

Step S906:Serving GW sends Update Dedicated Bearer Response message, gives PDN GW to confirm the modification of carrying.

Step S907: trigger if the QoS modification process of dedicated bearer is a PCC DecisionProvision message by PCRF, whether PDN GW sends Provision Ack message and is reinforced with the indication PCC decision (QoS policy) that PCRF was asked to PCRF.

Step S908:UE enters the Active state by processes such as TAU or Service Request, sets up signaling between UE and the MME and is connected, and this stage also comprises TAU or the more defined processes of Service Request, also comprises authentication and the security process of UE.If this MME is a new MME, then new MME obtains UE Context to old MME.

Step S909:MME sets up the configuration cell of session management, comprises UL TFT, and MME sends Bearer Modify Request message to eNodeB then.

Step S910:eNodeB is mapped to Radio Bearer QoS with bearer QoS, sends Radio Bearer Modify Request message then to UE, and UE uses UL TFT to decide the mapping of SDF to radio bearer.

The NAS layer of step S911:UE is set up the response cell of session management, and UE confirms the modification of radio bearer to eNodeB transmission Radio Bearer Modify Response (Session Management Response) message then.

Step S912:eNodeB sends Bearer Modify Response (Session ManagementResponse) message and gives MME to confirm the modification of carrying.Can eNodeB indicate the QoS of the carrying of desired foundation be assigned with.If indication can not be assigned with, MME then sends the renewal process of carrying to Serving GW.

Figure 12 has gone out the realization flow figure of the method embodiment ten of a kind of EPS bearer management of the present invention.

The bearer management request is the bearing modification request, unmodified QoS.

Step S1001:PCRF sends PCC decision provision message to PDN GW; If do not realize PCC, PDN GW can move the local QoS policy.

Step S1002:PDN GW decides SDF to be aggregated to a carrying that is activated or to delete from a carrying that is activated according to the QoS policy.PDN GW produces UL TFT, and but the QoS of new bearer more not, PDN GW sends Update Dedicated Bearer Request message to Serving GW.

Step S1003:Serving GW sends Update Dedicated Bearer Request message to MME.

Step S1004:MME checks the state of UE, and when MME found that UE is the Idle state, this EPS carrying of MME was set to Update Pending state, and upgrades the related context of this EPS carrying among the UE Context according to this.

Step S1005:MME sends Update Dedicated Bearer Response message to the modification of Serving GW to confirm to carry.

Step S1006:Serving GW sends Update Dedicated Bearer Response message, gives PDN GW to confirm the modification of carrying.

Step S1007: trigger if the QoS modification process of dedicated bearer is a PCCDecision Provision message by PCRF, whether PDN GW sends Provision Ack message and is reinforced with the indication PCC decision that PCRF was asked to PCRF.

Step S1008:UE enters the Active state by processes such as TAU or Service Request, sets up signaling between UE and the MME and is connected, and this stage also comprises TAU or the more defined processes of Service Request, also comprises authentication and the security process of UE.If this MME is a new MME, then new MME obtains UE Context to old MME.

Step S1009:MME sets up the configuration cell of session management, comprises UL TFT, and MME sends Downlink NAS Transport (Session Management Configuration) message to eNodeB then.

Step S1010:eNodeB sends Direct Transfer (Session ManagementConfiguration) message to UE, and UE uses UL TFT to decide the mapping of SDF to radio bearer.

The NAS layer of step S1011:UE is set up the response of session management, and UE sends Direct Transfer (Session Management Response) message to eNodeB then.

Step S1012:eNodeB sends Uplink NAS Transport (Session ManagementResponse) message and gives MME.

Figure 13 has gone out the realization flow figure of the method embodiment 11 of a kind of EPS bearer management of the present invention.

Step S2001:PCRF sends PCC decision provision (QoS policy) message to PDNGW; If do not realize PCC, PDN GW can move the local QoS policy.

Step S2002:PDN GW discharges dedicated bearer according to the QoS policy, and PDN GW sends Delete Dedicated Bearer Request message to Serving GW then.

Step S2003:Serving GW sends Delete Dedicated Bearer Request message to MME.

Step S2004:MME checks the state of UE, and when MME found that UE is the Idle state, this EPS carrying of MME was set to Delete Pending state, and upgrades the related context of this EPS carrying among the UE Context according to this.

Step S2005:MME sends Delete Dedicated Bearer Response message, gives Serving GW to confirm the release of carrying.

Step S2006:Serving GW sends Delete Dedicated Bearer Response message, gives PDN GW to confirm the release of carrying.

Step S2007: trigger if the dispose procedure of dedicated bearer is a PCC DecisionProvision message by PCRF, PDN GW sends Provision Ack message and is reinforced with the indication PCC decision (QoS policy) that PCRF was asked to PCRF.

Step S2008:UE enters the Active state by processes such as TAU or Service Request, sets up signaling between UE and the MME and is connected, and this stage also comprises TAU or the more defined processes of Service Request, also comprises authentication and the security process of UE.If this MME is a new MME, then new MME obtains UE Context to old MME.

Step S2009:MME sends Deactivate Bearer Request message to eNodeB.

Step S2010:eNodeB sends Radio Bearer Release Request message to UE.

Step S2011:UE is according to d/d radio bearer deletion UL TFTs, and UE sends the release that Radio Bearer Release Response message is confirmed radio bearer to eNodeB then.

Step S2012:eNodeB sends Deactivate Bearer Response message to the release of MME to confirm to carry.

The present invention also discloses a kind of device of EPS bearer management, please refer to Figure 14, be the structural representation of the embodiment one of the device of a kind of EPS bearer management of the present invention.

This device comprises: receiving element 101, bearer management unit 102 and first processing unit 103.Wherein, described bearer management unit 102 is used for that trigger network carries out the EPS bearer management when subscriber equipment is in state of activation.

The course of work and the operation principle of this device are as follows:

After described receiving element 101 receives the EPS bearer management request of S-GW transmission, described first processing unit 103 is judged the state of subscriber equipment, when subscriber equipment is in state of activation, carry out the EPS bearer management by described bearer management unit 102 trigger networks, when subscriber equipment is in idle condition, subscriber equipment triggers the activation, and after subscriber equipment activates, the information that transmission is used to indicate subscriber equipment to be in state of activation is carried out the EPS bearer management to bearer management unit 102 by described bearer management unit 102 trigger networks.

When subscriber equipment was in state of activation, it was to belong to prior art that network carries out the EPS bearer management, is not described in detail at this.

Need to prove, described first processing unit 103 is the methods by the mode excited users equipment of paging (paging), detailed process is: described first processing unit 103 sends paging and instructs to the base station, the base station is transmitted to subscriber equipment with this paging instruction, after subscriber equipment returns response message by the base station, enter state of activation, first processing unit 103 can determine that according to described response message subscriber equipment is activated.

Need to prove that in addition described bearer management request can be set up request or bearing modification request or carrying for carrying and be discharged request.

Method by first processing unit, 103 paging excited users equipment in the foregoing description realizes EPS bearer management fast, this method mainly is applicable to the management of the professional employed EPS carrying of real-time class, but, business (for example the Web webpage browses) for non real-time, because its transfer of data is sudden, S1 Release process often takes place, if to such professional method that adopts paging excited users equipment, then can increase the transmission frequency of beep-page message, and in the EPS system, because the introducing of many TA technology, calling user device carries out on a plurality of TA simultaneously, traditional relatively 3G, and the aerial paging amount of EPS system is much bigger, so the employing said method can increase the signaling amount of system, reduce the performance of system.

Another embodiment provided by the invention can address the above problem.

Figure 15 shows the structural representation of embodiment two of the device of a kind of EPS bearer management of the present invention.

This device comprises: receiving element 101, bearer management unit 102, second processing unit 104 and the 3rd processing unit 105.Wherein, described bearer management unit 102 is used for that trigger network carries out the EPS bearer management when subscriber equipment is in state of activation.

The course of work and the operation principle of this device are as follows:

After described receiving element 101 receives the EPS bearer management request of S-GW transmission, described second processing unit 104 is judged the state of subscriber equipment, when subscriber equipment is in idle condition, upgrade the EPS loaded state information among the UEContext, and send to S-GW and to be used to the response message of indicating the EPS bearer management to finish.Described the 3rd processing unit 105 detects the state of subscriber equipment, when causing that when subscriber equipment because because of TAU or Service Request process or other reasons Paging process and MME set up signaling and be connected, can determine that then subscriber equipment enters state of activation from idle condition, trigger described bearer management unit 102 according to the EPS loaded state information among the UEContext and carry out corresponding EPS carrying operation.

Described bearer management request can be set up request or bearing modification request or carrying for carrying and be discharged request.

The carrying foundation request that is used to set up a new EPS carrying when described bearer management request for indication, and when subscriber equipment is in idle condition, second processing unit 104 is newly-increased EPS Bearer Context in UE Context, and the state information of this EPS carrying is set to first presupposed information (Create Pending).If described bearer management request is when revising the parameter (as QoS) of an EPS carrying, the state information of the EPS carrying among described second processing unit, the 104 UE Context is set to second presupposed information (Update Pending).If described bearer management request is for discharging an EPS carrying, the state information of the EPS carrying among described second processing unit, the 104 UE Context is set to the 3rd presupposed information (Delete Pending).

Described the 3rd processing unit 105 is carried out corresponding operation according to the state information triggering bearer management unit 102 of UE Context EPS carrying after subscriber equipment activates:

If the state of EPS carrying is set to Create Pending, then triggers bearer management unit 102 and carry out the operation of EPS bearing creation;

If the state of EPS carrying is set to Update Pending, then trigger the retouching operation that the EPS carrying is carried out in bearer management unit 102;

If the state of EPS carrying is set to Delete Pending, then trigger the releasing operation that the EPS carrying is carried out in bearer management unit 102.

In the foregoing description, when finding that subscriber equipment is in idle condition, directly send the response message that indication EPS bearer management has been finished by second processing unit 104 to S-GW, but do not initiate paging to subscriber equipment, and the state of EPS carrying is set to Pending, MME does not carry out the processing of the carrying of wireless access part in this process, when subscriber equipment is connected because of TAU or Service Request process or the caused paging of other reasons and MME set up signaling, MME will be set to the EPS carrying of Pending again and handle.Owing in the whole EPS bearer management process, do not introduce new paging instructions, so the signaling amount of system is lower, therefore the performance of EPS system is improved.

The present invention also discloses a kind of MME, please refer to Figure 16, be the structural representation of the embodiment one of a kind of MME of the present invention.

This MME comprises the device 100 of EPS bearer management, and this device 100 comprises: receiving element 101, bearer management unit 102 and first processing unit 103.

The course of work and the operation principle of the device of this EPS bearer management were described in detail at preamble, did not repeat them here.

Figure 17 shows the structural representation of the embodiment two of a kind of MME of the present invention.

This MME comprises the device 100 of EPS bearer management, and this device 100 comprises: receiving element 101, bearer management unit 102, second processing unit 104 and the 3rd processing unit 105.

The course of work and the operation principle of the device of described EPS bearer management were described in detail at preamble, also repeated no more at this.

The present invention also discloses a kind of communication system, please refer to Figure 18, be the structural representation of a kind of communication system embodiment one of the present invention.

Communication system of the present invention comprises policy functional entity (PCRF) 201, grouped data network gateway (PDN GW) 202, gateway (Service GW) the 203, the one MME204, base station 205 and subscriber equipment 206.

The course of work and the operation principle of native system are as follows:

Policy functional entity 201 sends PCC Decision Provision (policy control provides with the decision of chargeing) and gives grouped data network gateway 202, grouped data network gateway 202 sends the request of EPS bearer management to gateway 203, gateway 203 sends the request of EPS bearer management to MME, after the one MME204 receives request, judge whether subscriber equipment 206 is in state of activation, if then trigger the EPS bearer management process of carrying out; If not, the subscriber equipment 206 that then triggers the activation, and after subscriber equipment 206 activates, trigger and carry out the EPS bearer management.

Send the request of EPS bearer management by base station 205 to subscriber equipment 206, subscriber equipment 206 is by base station 205 feedback response message, after the one MME204 receives the response message of subscriber equipment 206 feedbacks, send the response message that bearer management has been finished to gateway 203, gateway 203 sends response message to grouped data network gateway 202, described grouped data network gateway 202 sends Provision ACK to policy functional entity 201, is reinforced with indication policy functional entity 201PCC DecisionProvision (QoS policy).This process belongs to prior art, it is not described in detail at this.

Need to prove, a described MME204 is the method by the mode excited users equipment of paging (paging), detailed process is: a MME204 sends paging and instructs to base station 205, base station 205 is transmitted to subscriber equipment 206 with this paging instruction, after subscriber equipment 206 oneself states are set to state of activation, return response message by base station 205, a MME204 can determine that according to described response message subscriber equipment 206 has been activated.

Figure 19 shows the structural representation of the MME of a kind of communication system embodiment one of the present invention.

A described MME204 comprises the device 2041 of EPS bearer management, and this device 2041 comprises: receiving element 2042, bearer management unit 2043, first processing unit 2044.

The course of work and the operation principle of the device 2041 of this EPS bearer management were described in detail at preamble, did not repeat them here.

Figure 20 shows the structural representation of a kind of communication system embodiment two of the present invention.

Communication system of the present invention comprises policy functional entity (PCRF) 201, grouped data network gateway (PDN GW) 202, gateway (Service GW) the 203, the 2nd MME207, base station 205 and subscriber equipment 206.

The course of work and the operation principle of native system are as follows:

Policy functional entity 201 sends PCC Decision Provision to grouped data network gateway 202, grouped data network gateway 202 sends the request of EPS bearer management to gateway 203, gateway 203 sends the request of EPS bearer management to MME, after the 2nd MME207 receives request, judge whether subscriber equipment 206 is in state of activation, if then trigger the EPS bearer management process of carrying out; If not, upgrade the EPS loaded state information among the UE Context, and send to gateway 203 and to be used to the response message of indicating the EPS bearer management to finish.Gateway 203 sends response message to grouped data network gateway 202, described grouped data network gateway 202 sends Provision ACK to policy functional entity 201, is reinforced with indication policy functional entity 201PCC Decision Provision (QoS policy).

The 2nd MME207 to gateway 203 send be used to indicate the response message that the EPS bearer management finished after, when causing that when subscriber equipment because because of TAU or Service Request process or other reasons Paging process and MME set up signaling and be connected, can determine that subscriber equipment enters state of activation from idle condition, trigger according to the EPS loaded state information among the UE Context and carry out corresponding EPS carrying operation.

Figure 21 shows the structural representation of the 2nd MME of a kind of communication system embodiment two of the present invention.

Described the 2nd MME207 comprises the device 2071 of EPS bearer management, and this device 2071 comprises: receiving element 2072, bearer management unit 2073, second processing unit 2074 and the 3rd processing unit 2075.

The course of work and the operation principle of the device of described EPS bearer management were described in detail at preamble, also repeated no more at this.

More than disclosed only be preferred implementation of the present invention; but the present invention is not limited thereto; any those skilled in the art can think do not have a creationary variation, and, all should drop in protection scope of the present invention not breaking away from some improvements and modifications of being done under the principle of the invention prerequisite.

Claims (26)

1, a kind of method of EPS bearer management is characterized in that, comprising:

After mobile management entity MME receives the EPS bearer management request that gateway S-GW sends, when judging subscriber equipment and being in idle condition, revise the state of the EPS carrying among the customer equipment context UE Context;

MME sends to S-GW and is used to the response message of indicating the EPS bearer management to finish; And after waiting for that subscriber equipment activates, carry out corresponding EPS carrying operation according to the state of the carrying of the EPS among the UE Context.

2, the method for claim 1 is characterized in that, MME to S-GW send be used to indicate the response message that the EPS bearer management finished after, also comprise:

Judge subscriber equipment when idle condition enters state of activation, MME sends the request of EPS bearer management to the base station, and trigger network carries out the EPS bearer management.

3, method as claimed in claim 1 or 2, the mode that subscriber equipment activates is: subscriber equipment initiatively activates by sending location area updating message TAU or service request information Service Request.

4, method as claimed in claim 3, it is characterized in that, the request of described EPS bearer management is that the EPS carrying is set up when asking, MME is newly-increased EPS bearer context EPSBearer Context in UE Context, and the EPS loaded state is set to be used to indicate first presupposed information of setting up operation, and,, carry out the foundation of EPS carrying according to the indication of described first presupposed information knowing subscriber equipment when idle condition enters state of activation.

5, method as claimed in claim 3, it is characterized in that, when the request of described EPS bearer management is the request of EPS bearing modification, the EPS loaded state information that MME revises among the UE Context is second presupposed information that is used to indicate retouching operation, and knowing that subscriber equipment is when idle condition enters state of activation, according to the indication of described second presupposed information, carry out the modification of EPS carrying.

6, method as claimed in claim 3, it is characterized in that, the request of described EPS bearer management is that the EPS carrying discharges when asking, the EPS loaded state information that MME revises among the UE Context is the 3rd presupposed information that is used to indicate releasing operation, and knowing that subscriber equipment is when idle condition enters state of activation, according to the indication of described the 3rd presupposed information, carry out the release of EPS carrying.

7, a kind of method of EPS bearer management is characterized in that, comprising:

After mobile management entity MME receives the EPS bearer management request that gateway S-GW sends, when judging subscriber equipment and being in idle condition, send the beep-page message subscriber equipment that triggers the activation;

After subscriber equipment activated, the MME trigger network carried out the EPS bearer management.

8, method as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that, after MME sends paging, also comprises:

Judge the user device responsive beep-page message, when idle condition entered state of activation, MME sent the request of EPS bearer management to the base station, and trigger network carries out the EPS bearer management.

As claim 7 or 8 described methods, it is characterized in that 9, described bearer management request is set up request or bearing modification request or carrying for carrying and discharged request.

10, a kind of device of EPS bearer management, comprise and be used for when idle condition enters state of activation, triggering the bearer management unit that carries out the EPS bearer management at subscriber equipment, and be used to receive the receiving element of the EPS bearer management request that gateway S-GW sends, and it is characterized in that, also comprise:

First processing unit, be used to judge the state of subscriber equipment, and when subscriber equipment is in idle condition, send the beep-page message subscriber equipment that triggers the activation, and after entering state of activation in the user device responsive paging and from idle condition, send the information that is used to indicate subscriber equipment to be in state of activation to the bearer management unit.

11, device as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that, described bearer management request is set up request or bearing modification request or carrying for carrying and discharged request.

12, a kind of device of EPS bearer management, comprise and be used for when idle condition enters state of activation, triggering the bearer management unit that carries out the EPS bearer management at subscriber equipment, and be used to receive the receiving element of the EPS bearer management request that gateway S-GW sends, and it is characterized in that, also comprise:

Second processing unit is judged and the state of subscriber equipment when subscriber equipment is in idle condition, to be upgraded the EPS loaded state information among the customer equipment context UE Context, and sends to S-GW and to be used to the response message of indicating the EPS bearer management to finish;

The 3rd processing unit, be used to know that subscriber equipment enters state of activation from idle condition after, trigger described bearer management unit according to the EPS loaded state information among the UE Context and carry out corresponding EPS carrying operation.

13, device as claimed in claim 12 is characterized in that, subscriber equipment from the mode that idle condition enters state of activation is:

Subscriber equipment enters state of activation by sending location area updating message or service request information from idle condition.

14, as claim 12 or 13 described devices, it is characterized in that, described bearer management request is that request is set up in the EPS carrying, described second processing unit increases an EPSBearer Context in UE Context, become indication to set up first presupposed information of operation EPS loaded state information setting.

As claim 12 or 13 described devices, it is characterized in that 15, the request of described EPS bearer management is the request of EPS bearing modification, the EPS loaded state information among the UE Context is second presupposed information that is used to indicate retouching operation.

As claim 12 or 13 described devices, it is characterized in that 16, the request of described EPS bearer management is that the EPS carrying discharges request, the EPS loaded state information among the UE Context is the 3rd presupposed information that is used to indicate releasing operation.

17, a kind of mobile management entity, the device that comprises the EPS bearer management, the device of described EPS bearer management comprises and is used for triggering the bearer management unit that carries out the EPS bearer management at subscriber equipment when idle condition enters state of activation, and be used to receive the receiving element of the EPS bearer management request that gateway S-GW sends, it is characterized in that the device of described EPS bearer management also comprises:

First processing unit, be used to judge the state of subscriber equipment, and when subscriber equipment is in idle condition, send the beep-page message subscriber equipment that triggers the activation, and after entering state of activation in the user device responsive paging and from idle condition, send the information that is used to indicate subscriber equipment to be in state of activation to the bearer management unit.

18, mobile management entity as claimed in claim 17 is characterized in that, described bearer management request is set up request or bearing modification request or carrying for carrying and discharged request.

19, a kind of mobile management entity, the device that comprises the EPS bearer management, the device of described EPS bearer management comprises and is used for triggering the bearer management unit that carries out the EPS bearer management at subscriber equipment when idle condition enters state of activation, and be used to receive the receiving element of the EPS bearer management request that gateway S-GW sends, it is characterized in that the device of described EPS bearer management also comprises:

Second processing unit is judged and the state of subscriber equipment when subscriber equipment is in idle condition, to be upgraded the EPS loaded state information among the customer equipment context UE Context, and sends to S-GW and to be used to the response message of indicating the EPS bearer management to finish;

The 3rd processing unit, be used to know that subscriber equipment enters state of activation from idle condition after, trigger described bearer management unit according to the EPS loaded state information among the UE Context and carry out corresponding EPS carrying operation.

20, mobile management entity as claimed in claim 19 is characterized in that, subscriber equipment from the mode that idle condition enters state of activation is:

Subscriber equipment enters state of activation by sending location area updating message or service request information from idle condition.

21, as claim 19 or 20 described mobile management entities, it is characterized in that, described bearer management request is that request is set up in the EPS carrying, described second processing unit increases an EPS Bearer Context in UE Context, become indication to set up first presupposed information of operation EPS loaded state information setting.

As claim 19 or 20 described mobile management entities, it is characterized in that 22, the request of described EPS bearer management is the request of EPS bearing modification, the EPS loaded state information among the UE Context is second presupposed information that is used to indicate retouching operation.

As claim 19 or 20 described mobile management entities, it is characterized in that 23, the request of described EPS bearer management is that the EPS carrying discharges request, the EPS loaded state information among the UE Context is the 3rd presupposed information that is used to indicate releasing operation.

24, a kind of communication system, comprise grouped data network gateway, gateway S-GW, mobile management entity MME, base station and subscriber equipment, described MME comprises the device of EPS bearer management, the device of described EPS bearer management comprises the receiving element that is used to receive the EPS bearer management request that S-GW sends, and be used for when idle condition enters state of activation, triggering the bearer management unit that carries out the EPS bearer management at subscriber equipment, it is characterized in that the device of described EPS bearer management also comprises:

First processing unit, be used to judge the state of subscriber equipment, and when subscriber equipment is in idle condition, send the beep-page message subscriber equipment that triggers the activation, and after entering state of activation in the user device responsive paging and from idle condition, send the information that is used to indicate subscriber equipment to be in state of activation to the bearer management unit.

25, a kind of communication system, comprise grouped data network gateway, gateway S-GW, mobile management entity MME, base station and subscriber equipment, described MME comprises the device of EPS bearer management, the device of described EPS bearer management comprises the receiving element that is used to receive the EPS bearer management request that S-GW sends, and be used for when idle condition enters state of activation, triggering the bearer management unit that carries out the EPS bearer management at subscriber equipment, it is characterized in that the device of described EPS bearer management also comprises:

Second processing unit is judged and the state of subscriber equipment when subscriber equipment is in idle condition, to be upgraded the EPS loaded state information among the customer equipment context UE Context, and sends to S-GW and to be used to the response message of indicating the EPS bearer management to finish;

The 3rd processing unit, be used to know that subscriber equipment enters state of activation from idle condition after, trigger described bearer management unit according to the EPS loaded state information among the UE Context and carry out corresponding EPS carrying operation.

26, system as claimed in claim 25 is characterized in that, subscriber equipment from the mode that idle condition enters state of activation is:

Subscriber equipment enters state of activation by sending location area updating message or service request information from idle condition.

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